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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Does "as clearly" mean "because it is very clearly"?
Context:
It is this second usage that scientists intend when they talk about evolutionary theory, just as when they mention gravita-
tional theory or the germ theory of infectious disease. In this context, the word "theory" is not intended to convey uncer-
tainty; for that purpose a scientist would use the word "hypothesis." In common, everyday usage, however, "theory" takes on a much more casual context, as reflected in Funk & Wagnalls option 1: "I have a theory that Bill has a crush on Mary," or "Linda's theory is that the butler did it." It is too bad that our language lacks the necessary subtleties of distinction here, as clearly this simple confusion of the meaning of the word has made things worse in the contentious dialogue between science and faith about how living things are related.
It is this second usage that scientists intend when they talk about evolutionary theory, just as when they mention gravita-
tional theory or the germ theory of infectious disease. In this context, the word "theory" is not intended to convey uncer-
tainty; for that purpose a scientist would use the word "hypothesis." In common, everyday usage, however, "theory" takes on a much more casual context, as reflected in Funk & Wagnalls option 1: "I have a theory that Bill has a crush on Mary," or "Linda's theory is that the butler did it." It is too bad that our language lacks the necessary subtleties of distinction here, as clearly this simple confusion of the meaning of the word has made things worse in the contentious dialogue between science and faith about how living things are related.
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Because it is clear that.....
- Because it is clear that.....
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